I am an AASECT-certified sex therapist, author, and expert on sexless marriages. I help individuals and couples release shame, reconnect with desire, and return to their bodies with dignity. My approach is direct, compassionate, and somatically grounded. Together, we transform stuck patterns into meaningful change so that you can live with greater pleasure, presence, and connection.

As a licensed psychotherapist with nearly 30 years of experience in North Carolina and Colorado Teri uses an intuitive body-centered approach that combines all her trainings and certifications. The various techniques she brings to her practice are gestalt, somatic breath work, hypnotherapy, psycho-emotional kinesiology (which she founded), meditation and somatic hydrotherapy.

Teri has authored her own newspaper column as well as published magazine articles. She lectures frequently at Metro College and has worked extensively with industries giving seminars on wellness, as well as trainings in communication and conflict resolution in the work environment. Another aspect of her work is facilitating retreats ranging from a four day women's retreat using nature and breath, to one day workshops.

The techniques Teri uses are effective ways to get us out of our heads where we interpret life, and into our bodies where we experience life. It is by being present in our bodies that we can understand and feel our pain, eventually moving out of it and in its place experience who we really are. Teri is adept at creating a safe container in which to have fun, yet do deep transformational work which allows her clients to explore themselves spiritually, discover their potential and understand the relationship between the body and the mind.

I specialize in the complex dynamics of relationships. I have extensive experience working in healing a variety of relationships, parental-child, marriage, relationships, relationships with self, and even unhealthy relationships with substances.

I obtained my Master's degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from Argosy University, Honolulu. I am a Certified Substance Abuse Counselor in the state of Hawaii and an International Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor. I am also a registered psychotherapist in the state of Colorado. I have worked with a variety of clients in the community and private settings across the country; integrating culture, belief exploration, and religious framework with psychotherapy.

I believe that many of the difficulties we have in life are caused by the strategies we chose at one point to get our underlying universal needs for love and comfort met. Yet these strategies may no longer be useful. I can help you learn and practice new ones that are a better fit for who you are today through nature-based, experiential, and trauma-informed psychotherapy. In addition to studying Wilderness Therapy at Naropa University, I have completed additional training in Hakomi somatic therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). Call today for a free 30 minute initial consultation. www.lions-breath.com